Saw a band by the Mackinaw Bridge play this..in maybe 1968…outside….early morn,before people went on the 5 mile walk across the bridge.(one way) .on Labor Day…They ONLY day open to walkers…
The video was censored on US TV because they were dressed like monks...It was forbidden to mock religion at that time and things have not really change a lot.....
First time I heard this was on the BS net...sitting in my OP at a firebase in Quang Tri province....1966. Sun was going down. I hear this and it's like it was yesterday.
Clapton’s guitar solo on this tune is an absolute clinic in how to play a great guitar solo. The opening is soulful and melodic. He beautifully decorates and develops the melody of the song. And then he switches to the bridge pick up and rips your face off. So simple and so brilliant.
A timeless classic that makes me so proud to be British. I'm the son of 60s immigrants to the UK and our past music snd culture is so precious. My 15, 11 and 8 yo children love this music too as it's far more superior to what is called music today.
I don't know the right words to express how powerful this song was back in the day. The vocal harmonies and the massive groove was addictive. I had never heard anything like it......... I played it over and over and over and over again. Godz I miss those days. I was 14/15 years old.
This is by far and away the coolest Cream Song with Badge and the most poignant timeless tune that (with Harrison’s influence) has this thing that isn’t cream and isn’t the Beatles (but when most huge bands collaborated with writing, playing whatever something comes out that lacks the chemistry of either of the respective bands that collaborated). Good example (hunger strike by temple of the dog- Sound Garden and Pearl Jam. It sounds like one of Sound Gardens less cool tracks music wise and vocals are Chris Cornell making Eddie Vedder disappear-both good bands but just a lame collaboration, still dig the song but the arrangement and music are as lazy as either band ever got.). Badge on the other hand had Cream’s musicianship with the musicality of George Harrison as a song writer who can’t play blues as well as Eric but write much cooler songs and killer guitar textures and riffs. What happened to Clapton’s Woman Tone? I know he switched from Gibson PAF humbuckers using the bridge position on his SG or LP with all the tone rolled off (getting that thick, syrupy/creamy-as in rich and warm and not a pun in the band’s name ) to single coil strats and the thinner, brighter tone great for blues and rock and roll in the hands of certain players but for my money although Clapton became a more seasoned player, opting for a 50s strat tone in bands when recording still was pretty unevolved. On Journeyman on songs like Alibis he was able to get the strat to sound huge. In Derek his tone was often strident ib that it was too thin, bright, biting and treble focused. That probably explains why following Jimi’s passing, Page and Beck and many other guitar players had way more tone than Eric. The 70s were the era of the Les Paul. Page played a Tele under Joe Walsh gave him a 59 LP (know well maintained LP guitars from 1959 with original parts go for at least $500k whereas in the early 70s they were a few hundred bucks. Nevertheless, Page, Beck, Gary Moore, Luthaker and Frampton played LPs, McLaughlin, Dimeola, Santana all played SGs. Larry Carlton played 335s. Steve Howe 175s, Tommy Bolin Les Paul, Paul Kossof Les Paul. The big tones of 70s classic rock and fusion (even blues with Albert, BB, Otis Rush all playing Gibsons for the most part humbuckers). I love strata but before recording improved or unless you were Hendrix of Blackmore (whose lead tone was a little thin imo) , rock guitar favored humbuckers and so did many other styles. Country always has favored Telecasters as Page plays on first 4 albumins but telecasters have much hotter bridge pickups and sound thick with a little overdrive.
@@jokkergar I know Jack used the 6 string a lot when the group first formed, so you may be right. I just don't know how he would get those sounds out of a fretted bass.
@@RaysDad Thats the sound of his eb3. I read sonewhere that he replaced the tone control's capacitor with a low forward voltage diode to get that farty fuzz sound that plus a lot of vibrato and you may get a similar sound, not quit fretless but pretty close.
I've been looking for this song for over a decade. I only heard it once in Film class used for a mafia film someone made. I was watching The Sopranos this week for the first time and this was one of the ending credit songs, I couldn't believe it finally caught up to me in my life eventually. It's funny how things happen like that, and what a name, "I Feel Free" indeed. I even tried humming it for Google tune search and I never could find the song until today.
It is so powerful, my master made a video of me watching it "Tonight they are the best.."
*_I dedicate this song to Julian Assange!!! 24, June 2024!!!_*
Das war noch richtige Musik ❤💜❤💜
One of the best bands of all time three amazing artists
My first concert was cream 1968 St Louis
♥️ avevo 6 anni..... ho amato questa meravigliosa canzone al primo ascolto.....mi ricordava e ancora oggi i miei sogni più belli......
Saw a band by the Mackinaw Bridge play this..in maybe 1968…outside….early morn,before people went on the 5 mile walk across the bridge.(one way) .on Labor Day…They ONLY day open to walkers…
Cream is fantastic great rock
The video was censored on US TV because they were dressed like monks...It was forbidden to mock religion at that time and things have not really change a lot.....
First time I heard this was on the BS net...sitting in my OP at a firebase in Quang Tri province....1966. Sun was going down. I hear this and it's like it was yesterday.
Clapton’s guitar solo on this tune is an absolute clinic in how to play a great guitar solo. The opening is soulful and melodic. He beautifully decorates and develops the melody of the song. And then he switches to the bridge pick up and rips your face off. So simple and so brilliant.
A timeless classic that makes me so proud to be British. I'm the son of 60s immigrants to the UK and our past music snd culture is so precious. My 15, 11 and 8 yo children love this music too as it's far more superior to what is called music today.
These boys were so young but they were awesome compositors
Absolutely phenomenal, loved Cream, rip Jack & Ginger🙏🏻
I don't know the right words to express how powerful this song was back in the day. The vocal harmonies and the massive groove was addictive. I had never heard anything like it......... I played it over and over and over and over again. Godz I miss those days. I was 14/15 years old.
I remember buying it. B side was NSU another brilliant track. Bruce was a trained opera singer seem to recall? and from a Jazz background.
Tony Soprano brought me here
I met EC in 1987 in Chicago and got his autograph on my Jean jacket! A very nice and Gorgeous man!!
This is by far and away the coolest Cream Song with Badge and the most poignant timeless tune that (with Harrison’s influence) has this thing that isn’t cream and isn’t the Beatles (but when most huge bands collaborated with writing, playing whatever something comes out that lacks the chemistry of either of the respective bands that collaborated). Good example (hunger strike by temple of the dog- Sound Garden and Pearl Jam. It sounds like one of Sound Gardens less cool tracks music wise and vocals are Chris Cornell making Eddie Vedder disappear-both good bands but just a lame collaboration, still dig the song but the arrangement and music are as lazy as either band ever got.). Badge on the other hand had Cream’s musicianship with the musicality of George Harrison as a song writer who can’t play blues as well as Eric but write much cooler songs and killer guitar textures and riffs. What happened to Clapton’s Woman Tone? I know he switched from Gibson PAF humbuckers using the bridge position on his SG or LP with all the tone rolled off (getting that thick, syrupy/creamy-as in rich and warm and not a pun in the band’s name ) to single coil strats and the thinner, brighter tone great for blues and rock and roll in the hands of certain players but for my money although Clapton became a more seasoned player, opting for a 50s strat tone in bands when recording still was pretty unevolved. On Journeyman on songs like Alibis he was able to get the strat to sound huge. In Derek his tone was often strident ib that it was too thin, bright, biting and treble focused. That probably explains why following Jimi’s passing, Page and Beck and many other guitar players had way more tone than Eric. The 70s were the era of the Les Paul. Page played a Tele under Joe Walsh gave him a 59 LP (know well maintained LP guitars from 1959 with original parts go for at least $500k whereas in the early 70s they were a few hundred bucks. Nevertheless, Page, Beck, Gary Moore, Luthaker and Frampton played LPs, McLaughlin, Dimeola, Santana all played SGs. Larry Carlton played 335s. Steve Howe 175s, Tommy Bolin Les Paul, Paul Kossof Les Paul. The big tones of 70s classic rock and fusion (even blues with Albert, BB, Otis Rush all playing Gibsons for the most part humbuckers). I love strata but before recording improved or unless you were Hendrix of Blackmore (whose lead tone was a little thin imo) , rock guitar favored humbuckers and so did many other styles. Country always has favored Telecasters as Page plays on first 4 albumins but telecasters have much hotter bridge pickups and sound thick with a little overdrive.
I feel pretty good. When I find out who took a shot at me, I'm gonna feel even better
❤❤ Clapton le Magnifique ❤❤
🥰
sortie le 9 décembre 1966
Saw them at Union Catholic High School scotch plains NJ! Alot of bands played in places like this
Brilliant and Awesome in every possible way, Rock n Roll at its very finest by a wonderful trio need I say more " COOL BRITANNIA "...
RIP Pete Brown
I really like this song, especially Jack Bruce on fretless bass. But this video has to be one of the dorkiest in history!
haha not so "fabulous" after all
I'm pretty sure Jack is using his 6 string fender bass on this song
@@jokkergar I know Jack used the 6 string a lot when the group first formed, so you may be right. I just don't know how he would get those sounds out of a fretted bass.
@@RaysDad Thats the sound of his eb3. I read sonewhere that he replaced the tone control's capacitor with a low forward voltage diode to get that farty fuzz sound that plus a lot of vibrato and you may get a similar sound, not quit fretless but pretty close.
It's almost got a america soul funk to it
is it me or is there a lot of Crowley imagery here...
James bond 007 Russia this love 🖕
Masterpiece!
すごい
FRESH CREAM one of my top 3 albums back in the 60's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Never saw this vid however till now!! thanks!
Straight up jams.
You forgot the guitar intro
Such an unusual song, a work of genius, truly. And Bruce's voice is stunning. Bliss it was to be alive in those days !
I was born in 1967 - with gorgeous sngs like this one. Thanks! 🌟❣🌟🎶
" I'll Always Love 💘you Hayden Panettiere "
La druck
I've been looking for this song for over a decade. I only heard it once in Film class used for a mafia film someone made. I was watching The Sopranos this week for the first time and this was one of the ending credit songs, I couldn't believe it finally caught up to me in my life eventually. It's funny how things happen like that, and what a name, "I Feel Free" indeed. I even tried humming it for Google tune search and I never could find the song until today.
I like this song and even video. It was before my time. The 60's music is way better than most of the current day music.
ALL the current day "music".
Goofy video😭😭😭
HELL..... It was 1966.
Smiles.. 😊😊😊
Directed by LSD
Wow, Ginger Baker can smile after all.
What does this song mean? I'm a Thai person who likes to listen to blues and rock music.
Good song.
This is the worst music video ever made.
First heavy band
Sounds ahead of it time....the thrashing guitar sound slightly reminiscent of punk sound some 10 years after this